In a rematch of the 2011 NCAA tournament championship game, won by Texas A&M, the Fighting Irish also got 19 points from Kayla McBride and 15 from Jewell Loyd.

Muffet McGraw earned her 600th win as Notre Dame coach in the first meeting between the teams since Texas A&M won the title.

Notre Dame (9-1) took control with a 13-0 run that turned a 48-46 deficit into a 59-48 lead with 11:25 remaining. Diggins and McBride both had four points during the spurt, and Achonwa supplied the final three points of the run.

The Aggies committed 26 turnovers, compared to 13 for the Fighting Irish. Several miscues occurred at key points in the game.

Notre Dame had its biggest lead of the first half, 44-37, after Loyd scored underneath off a feed from Diggins at the buzzer. But the Aggies hurt their own cause in the opening half by making 17 turnovers and committing 10 personal fouls.

With Texas A&M holding its biggest lead, 18-10, Notre Dame went on an 8-0 run to tie the game with 10:38 left. During that run, the Aggies turned the ball over on five consecutive possessions with the Irish scoring off two of them. In the opening half, the Irish were 11-for-13 at the free-throw line. The Aggies were only 1 of 2.

After getting even again at 21 on Loyd's three-pointer, the Fighting Irish grabbed the lead on Diggins' basket. Achonwa scored eight straight points to put Notre Dame up 36-30 with 3:16 left.

The Aggies took a 48-46 lead after seven consecutive points by Bone shortly before the Fighting Irish's 13-0 run. The Aggies got no closer than 65-60 the rest of the way.

Achonwa made two free throws to give the Fighting Irish a 74-65 lead with 4:38 left, and Diggins followed with her lone 3-pointer of the game.